There are times when you may need to reduce the traffic coming in and out of your medical offices. This could be due to a pandemic or due to a service-related issue. You may be in the early stages of determining how to go about reducing the incoming traffic. One of the ways you can do this is by moving some of your staff to a remote option. Your medical transcription staff is one of the available options for remote work. Here are some benefits to having this type of remote staff and keeping the staff remote after the initial move. 

Increased Staffing

One of the leading benefits of moving your medical staffing services to a remote status is the increase in staffing. When you have your service coming into the office, you are limited to the space you have. You are also limited to the number of applicants who can commute to the position. When you move to a remote medical transcription service, you can hire more staff and make your transcription service a 24-hour option. 

Reduced Staffing Costs

There are several costs associated with having on-site medical transcription services. When you have an onsite staff, you will need to pay out for insurance for some or most of the staff. This is due to federal labor laws and the full-time status of your transcription staff. The remote option allows you to reduce the need for certain costs and can change your staff to contract or freelance. This means that software and other equipment are at their cost and not yours. This can reduce your overall operations cost and help put that money to higher hourly rates for your transcribers and other remote staff. 

Reduced Backlog

When you are using an onsite medical transcription service, you are limited to your normal operating hours. This means that if you have a large amount of transcription work, it can become backlogged. An appointment from Monday may take as long as two weeks to transcribe depending on the number of appointments and amount of work. When you have a remote service staff, you have the ability to transcribe 24 hours a day. This decreases your backlog which can benefit you and your patients. 

When you are ready to begin a move to remote medical transcription staff, discuss the options with your HR director. They can help you determine if there are any special changes you should make, issues with contracts, payroll, and discussing the move with your technology manager. You can then begin preparing the move to remote staffing easily and quickly.

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